An update on environmental, health and safety issues of interest to the photovoltaic industry

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5147931

Moskowitz, P D; Viren, J; Fthenakis, V M

There is growing interest in the environmental, health, and safety issues related to new photovoltaic technologies as they approach commercialization. Such issues include potential toxicity of II--VI compounds; the impacts of new environmental regulations on module manufacturers; and, the need for recycling of spent modules and manufacturing wastes. This paper will review these topics. 20 refs.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5147931
• Report Number(s): BNL-47666; CONF-9205115-4; ON: DE92016951
• Resource Relation: Conference: 11. review meeting of the National Renewable Energy Laboratories: photovoltaic advanced research and development, Lakewood, CO (United States), 13-15 May 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
CADMIUM TELLURIDES
HEALTH HAZARDS
SOLAR CELLS
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AIR POLLUTION
CARCINOGENS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
NEOPLASMS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION
RECYCLING
SAFETY
TOXICITY
US CLEAN AIR ACT
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
CONVERSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DISEASES
ENERGY CONVERSION
EQUIPMENT
HAZARDS
LAWS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TELLURIDES
TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS
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140501 - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion